侯 - marquis, lord, daimyo

marquis; second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility

marquis; marquess

the king and his feudal lords

high status does not depend on birth; every man can achieve great power if he exerts himself

Lord of Sendai

many daimyo

all daimyo

royalty and titled nobility

native state (of pre-independence India); princely state

local ruler

duke, marquis, count, viscount and baron (five ranks of nobility in Japan; 1869-1947)

wooden target holder (in archery)